Appointment of Non-Executive Director

RNS Number : 9804N

Rosenblatt Group PLC

24 January 2019

 

24 January 2019

Rosenblatt Group plc

("Rosenblatt", the "Company" or the "Group")

Appointment of Non-Executive Director

Rosenblatt Group plc, the professional legal services company, today announces that Marianne Ismail will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.

Until recently, Marianne Ismail was Group CEO of Kingswood Holdings Limited (formerly European Wealth Group Limited), an AIM-listed integrated wealth management group. Marianne has worked in financial services for over 30 years in a variety of senior roles with extensive experience in managing all aspects of financial services in the UK, North America, Asia, Middle East and Latin America.

She was formerly the Head of Private Banking for Europe, Middle East and Africa for Standard Chartered, Chief Executive Officer for Citigroup's European wealth management business and Head of Private Wealth Management EMEA for Morgan Stanley. She is currently Pro-chancellor and chairs the governing body of the University of Greenwich, a non-Executive director of the Qatar Islamic Bank-UK, and Town and Country Housing Group.

Stephen Davidson, Chairman of Rosenblatt, said: "Marianne will bring a wealth of experience to the Board from her work at a range of major global companies, as well as from leading an AIM-listed company. She brings a strong commercial understanding as we look to grow the business, as well as expertise in strategic planning, corporate governance and risk management. We look forward to working with her."

Disclosures required by Schedule 2(g) of the AIM Rules for Companies

In the past five years, Marianne Laing Ismail, previously Marianne Laing Hay, aged 66, has held the following positions where she was acting in the capacity of a Director:

Current Directorships:

TOWN AND COUNTRY HOUSING GROUP

QIB (UK) PLC

UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH

Previous Directorships:

MARCHANT MCKECHNIE INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL ADVISERS LIMITED

XCAP NOMINEES LIMITED

EIM NOMINEES LIMITED

KW WEALTH GROUP LIMITED

KW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED

KW WEALTH PLANNING LIMITED

KW TRADING SERVICES LIMITED

ACE AFRICA (UK)

TCHG FOUNDATION

SUILVEN EDINBURGH LIMITED

Marianne Ismail does not have any interest in the ordinary shares of the Company.

There are no further disclosures to be made pursuant to Schedule Two, paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules for Companies.

Enquiries:

Rosenblatt Group plc Nicola Foulston, CEO	Via Newgate Communications
Cenkos Securities plc (Nominated Adviser and Broker)	Tel: [phone]
Stephen Keys/Nick Wells
Newgate Communications (for media enquiries) Robin Tozer/Fiona Norman	Tel: [phone]; [e-mail]

About Rosenblatt Group plc

Rosenblatt Group plc is a professional legal services company, which includes one of the UK's leading dispute resolution practices. It provides a range of legal services to its diversified client base, which includes companies, banks, entrepreneurs and individuals. Complementing this is the Group's increasingly international footprint, advising on complex cross-jurisdictional cases in China, Israel, America and India. Rosenblatt's practice areas include dispute resolution, corporate, banking and finance, insolvency and financial restructuring, construction and projects, employment, financial services, IP/technology/media, real estate, regulatory and tax resolution.

 

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